The successful treatment of festered long-term chronic epidural hematoma with its spreading into soft tissue of head
https://doi.org/10.17650/1683-3295-2015-0-3-64-67
Abstract
This article presents the clinical case of chronic epidural hematoma with its transformation into epidural abscess at 29 years old male patient suffered from head injury 8 years before. The clinical signs of suppuration were obliterated for a long time and the disease manifested by fester spreading into soft tissue of the head. The successful surgical treatment was performed with 5-months follow-up.
About the Authors
L. Ya. Kravets
ФГБУ «Приволжский федеральный медицинский исследовательский центр» МЗ РФ
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
D. N. Nikitin
Городская клиническая больница № 39
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
S. E. Pavlinov
Городская клиническая больница № 39
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Kravets L.Ya., Nikitin D.N., Pavlinov S.E. The successful treatment of festered long-term chronic epidural hematoma with its spreading into soft tissue of head. Russian journal of neurosurgery. 2015;(3):64-67. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17650/1683-3295-2015-0-3-64-67
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